CONCERTS
Jazz, Chamber, New Music & Acoustics
Cellist Santiago Cañón-Valencia performs an exciting solo chamber program, ranging from Bach’s Second Suite to works from his latest album, Ascenso, which includes original compositions and arrangements. Also, enjoy a reading of newly created works by high school composers participating in the Emerging Composers Workshop Public Reading at the Athenaeum Art Center. Join San Diego New Music in our support of young composers from our community, as they present their works and share their experiences in an open discussion forum.
LECTURES
Art History, Music & Architecture Lectures
In June, bringing innovative research, fresh perspective, and dynamic challenges to the historical status quo, musicologist Dr. Charissa Noble will present a special lecture series, On the Edge: Radical Art and Music Scenes of Early 20th Century California. Also, join us for an artist talk by exhibiting artist Marisa Takal. She will share a special presentation of her career, process, recent projects, and Athenaeum exhibition, Unconscious Research, which features paintings and sculpture in which Takal explores exterior and interior expressions of the self.
ART CLASSES
Spring 2024 Session
School of the Arts’ Spring 2024 art classes are now for sale! Enjoy a May Plein Air Class on location with Pat Kelly. Join the School of the Arts Book Club with Anna DiMartino or discover Fundamentals of Watercolor II: Still Life & Landscape with Stan Goudey in the La Jolla Studio. Create Pressure Printing Portraits and More with Judi Tentor in the AAC Print Room. Join Two-Model Workshop (Clothed) or Life Drawing with Jean Krumbein in the AAC Art Studio. Register today!
The Athenaeum offers a wealth of resources that are unique to this region. The library, devoted exclusively to music and art, has an outstanding and ever-expanding collection of books, periodicals, reference material, CDs, DVDs, sheet music, and librettos, as well as one of the most significant collections of artists' books in Southern California. Members have access to a wide variety of materials that range from rare, historic items to the latest in video technology.
April–May
Upcoming Events
Explore the concerts and lectures the Athenaeum has to offer. Enjoy intimate jazz, chamber, and new music concerts, as well as artists’ talks and special lectures.
The Athenaeum Art Center (AAC) in Logan Heights has four exhibition spaces, an event space, a fully equipped print studio, a kiln, and art studio. It offers a unique set of bilingual programming that includes the exhibition of national and international artists, music concerts showcasing the distinct sounds of our binational region, participation in community festivities, free after-school art programs, art classes, and a variety of unique experiences in collaboration with local organizations.
Exhibitions
The Athenaeum is pleased to present Unconscious Research, an exhibition by Maria Takal.
Unconscious Research features paintings and sculpture in which Takal explores exterior and interior expressions of the self. Predominantly working with oil on canvas, the paintings represent a shift in her work as she fully embraces the elemental language of abstraction, while her sculptural works showcase a collection of more linear and legible subjects. A Rolodex piece will be included in homage to the Athenaeum’s card catalogs, inviting visitors to peruse lists of personal feelings, collected from Takal’s friends and colleagues.
The show will be on display in the Joseph Clayes III Gallery and the Carolyn Yorston-Wellcome Rotunda Gallery from April 20 through July 13, 2024.
Murals of La Jolla is a project of the Athenaeum. The mural project enhances the civic character and vitality of the community by commissioning public art projects on private property throughout La Jolla. Each work is on view for a minimum of two years. Since 2010, thirty-seven large-scale artworks have appeared in a variety of locations throughout the village of La Jolla, some prominently displayed while others are tucked away in more discreet locations.
The Athenaeum's
Erika & Fred Torri
Artists’ Books Collection
Artists' books are works of art in book form. They are published in small editions or as one-of-a-kind objects. The Athenaeum's artists' books collection has become one of the most important collections in its holdings and is a driving force in the library's development. Among its holdings, it contains the complete collection of artists' books by Ed Ruscha, Ida Applebroog, Allen Ruppersberg, John Baldessari, Bruce Nauman, and other artists.
Join the Athenaeum
Becoming a member is the best way to enjoy everything that the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library—San Diego's only membership library—has to offer. For only $50 a year, members may check out materials from the library, receive exclusive discounts on our programs, and more! An Athenaeum Music & Arts Library membership supports art and music in San Diego.
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